Comments on: On the Dvorak Keyboard Layout

By: Link: Learning Dvorak - Konstantin Kovshenin

Link: Learning Dvorak - Konstantin Kovshenin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:06:09 +0000

[...] Mullenweg’s On the Dvorak Keyboard Layout (written back in 2003) explains the advantages, why and how he switched to the Dvorak layout. Matt [...]

By: r.siddharth

r.siddharth — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:33:53 +0000

I am getting quite comfortable with the Dvorak layout now. I doing 30 wpm on average.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:37:43 +0000

Congrats!

By: r.siddharth

r.siddharth — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:27:12 +0000

Howdy!,

Some time ago, I read this post. After reading a couple of other Dvorak evangelizing articles from the Internet, I ventured to learn to touch-type with the Dvorak layout using a program called _klavaro_.

After a few weeks of diligent learning and re-mapping my fingers to the Dvorak, now I am happy to announce that I have fully switched to Dvorak for all things that I do on the computer!. I must thank you for your post which lead me to learn Dvorak. Thank you [photo]Matt.

R. Siddharth

By: Dvorak!! | radical[]rêveur

Dvorak!! | radical[]rêveur — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:02:50 +0000

[...] ketika saya membaca sebuah artikel tulisan si Matt Mullenweg (siapa hayoo??) yang menyatakan bahwa dirinya adalah seorang Dvorak typist. Artikel tersebut kurang lebih menceritakan tentang bagaimana dirinya berpaling dari keyboard [...]

By: QWERTY, Dvorak, and Colemak « Matt Margolis

QWERTY, Dvorak, and Colemak « Matt Margolis — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:09:24 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Matt Mullenweg is a Dvorak typist. [...]

By: Nathan Myhrvold and Modernist Cuisine — Matt Mullenweg

Nathan Myhrvold and Modernist Cuisine — Matt Mullenweg — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:36:21 +0000

[...] the EG Conference in 2007 I interviewed Nathan Myhrvold about the Dvorak keyboard layout, which I’ve used about 11 years now, and here’s that [...]

By: amaneiro

amaneiro — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:27:06 +0000

matt, do you know typematrix keyboards?
http://www.typematrix.com/

Maybe you could save some time by using the default dvorak skin! I’m buying one of those and gonna try dvorak.

By: Learning Dvorak — simpledream is Lance B. Willett

Learning Dvorak — simpledream is Lance B. Willett — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:03:13 +0000

[...] For more on Dvorak, see Matt’s 2003 classic: On the Dvorak Keyboard Layout. [...]

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:16:27 +0000

After 3 days, my speed has decreased to 17wpm. However, I have learnt the whole keyboard.

For Colemak and other alternative keyboard layouts, I think it’s only a matter of personal preference. 1-3% difference is undetectable for me.

Here is the Carpalx detailed research about keyboard layouts

http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:08:53 +0000

The key is to stick with it and don’t switch back. That’s a really fast WPM for your very first day.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:46:54 +0000

Here are link to Dvorak Assistant – toggler between Dvorak and Qwerty with a hotkey

http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvassist/

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:19:52 +0000

I have switched to Dvorak yesterday, thanks to your encouragements, experience and tips.

Before switching, I typed 60wpm on Qwerty. I am left-handed, so the idea of 56% qwerty work fall on my left hand is fine to me. I learned that Dvorak typing, on contrary, put 50++% work on the right hand.

For software, I have download “Dvorak Assistant” to toggle between Dvorak and Qwerty, and I am using TypingTutor 7 to learn Dvorak typing (Typing Master Pro could also be used). I some time take Qwerty test to measure the decline of qwerty speed during Dvorak learning.

Day 1: 18wpm
Difficult Keys: “o” and “s”

My qwerty speed has slowed by 3wpm.

By: Pothi

Pothi — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:30:32 +0000

I wish you surfed a website that mentioned colemark.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:47:18 +0000

Had a bad car accident in 1984. I was a production typist for court reporters. Returning to work was a killer on my neck. Thought of stopping work. Daughter saw an article in 1985 about Dvorak. Switched. Took a month. Before I was a fast typist at 80 wpm. Now I am well at 150 wpm. Changed jobs, but the new company let me change the keyboard at the Control Panel. LOVE IT. Wouldn’t go back!

By: Antti

Antti — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:35:11 +0000

Older students of my boarding school told me about Dvorak layout and I was very eager to switch it. I have both QWERTY and Dvorak in my computer because a) Some other people might use it, and most of them use QWERTY and b) most games have hotkeys which are way too familiar to me. But with the exception of game hotkeys, I otherwise always use Dvorak.

By: Trying To Master The Dvorak Keyboard | Deantastic!

Trying To Master The Dvorak Keyboard | Deantastic! — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:16:23 +0000

[...] a typist’s fingers need to travel and reduces the risk of repetitive strain injuries. Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, is a well-known Dvorak [...]

By: Patrick McGuinness

Patrick McGuinness — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:50:02 +0000

hey. After years of knowing about Dvorak, I suddenly realised that 1) I plan to type millions upon millions of characters in the rest of my life (I’m 38) and 2) the rest of the world wasn’t going to switch for me. So I switched.

So two months ago I just changed the settings, and still have a qwerty layout, so no joy from looking down. I think that’s a good move. I’m up to 43wpm but still feel like a fawn on the new layout, so I’m confident of reaching 70wpm
eventually, and crucially with so much less effort.

If anyone is in doubt about whether switching is a good idea – it is!

By: Nikita

Nikita — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:51:33 +0000

Thanks for writing this I’ve recently decided to switch to dvorak and was looking for some of the personal experience. This post helps a great deal!

By: Carol England

Carol England — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:21:48 +0000

Hi. I type 130 wpm and have been contemplating switching to DVORAK. I wonder how fast I will be able to type? Hmm.

By: Learning Dvorak « Viper007Bond.com

Learning Dvorak « Viper007Bond.com — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:12:38 +0000

[...] Mullenweg has been preaching the benefits of Dvorak for many years now. After his latest sermon, I decided it was finally time that I give it a go. [...]

By: Alexander T. Magno

Alexander T. Magno — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:24:17 +0000

Hi. Was at the WordPress in Manila last year. I.ve been using Dvorak for a few months now. Been wanting to for a long time. Then I started using GViM. Haha. Self-flagellation.

By: Switching From Qwerty to Dvorak « Nick Momrik

Switching From Qwerty to Dvorak « Nick Momrik — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:07:17 +0000

[...] first introduction to Dvorak came several years ago when I read Matt’s post about the Dvorak keyboard layout. I was very interested but didn’t want to devote the time it would take to learn typing all [...]

By: Random Internet Wanderings « Dylanz Net

Random Internet Wanderings « Dylanz Net — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:11:40 +0000

[...] some people intentionally remap their keyboard and type in other than QWERTY keyboards. There is DVORAK and AZERTY…who [...]

By: Mauro

Mauro — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:29:44 +0000

http://arjenvankol.com/dvorak.php

This solved my problem